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‘Tinder Swindler’ victims welcome his arrest

Shimon Hayut faces extradition to Germany after his arrest in Georgia for defrauding a woman of over $52,000 using her identity and credit cards, authorities said.

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Two victims of Israeli fraudster Simon Leviev, made famous by the Netflix show The Tinder Swindler , today told AFP that they were glad to learn of his...

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Shimon Yehuda Hayut was arrested in Georgia on an arrest warrant.

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Mexico City, Mexico.- The Georgian authorities arrested on Thursday at Batumi airport the Israeli citizen Simon Leviev, whose real name is Shimon Yehuda Hayut, known worldwide as the protagonist of Netflix's documentary The Tinder Swindler. According to local television, the capture was made in compliance with a notification issued by Interpol. The Georgian Interior Ministry confirmed the arrest, although it avoided giving more details about the…

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